Taos Day 1: Aromatic Rain, ‘White Heat’ Writing and the Cultural Value of Poetry
I’m at the Taos Summer Writers’ Conference until Saturday. The four-hour drive to Taos not so bad considering the incredible scenery. At... Read More
Just a Boring Saturday Killing Dogs
Last September I blogged about a book called “What If? Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers.” One exercise asked the writer to kill... Read More
On Reading, Writing and Smiling at Hamsters
Miscellanea today because I’m busy and scattered and not feeling any word love. TAOS, HERE I COMEI’m trying to wrap up some... Read More
When Safety Becomes Dangerous
My friend Wendi e-mailed me a list of 50 quotes associated with risk taking that she found on BusinessWeek.com. I’ve culled the... Read More
When Preciousness Gets in Your Way
One of the hardest things an author does is let go of something personal – like a title of a book. For... Read More
When Roadrunner’s Anvil Hit Mandy’s Noggin
I hate traveling.I hate hotel rooms.I hate conferences.I hate conference food (i.e., rubber banquet chicken, too much sugar and caffeine). So, there.... Read More
Miscellaneous, Caffeine-Induced Thoughts
No one theme for this morning’s blog. Just felt like writing. Imagine that! Could it be that I eat chocolate-covered espresso beans... Read More
Offering Your Egg to the World
Today, I ran across an interesting blog post from author Mary DeMuth. This paragraph has stayed with me:It’s time we step out... Read More
Humanity Is Not Always Pretty But It Binds Us
I read an interview in the Boston Globe with Michael Zadoorian, author of The Leisure Seeker. He said that 16 agents turned... Read More
On Being Sufficiently Enthusiastic
I was intrigued by your query but not sufficiently enthusiastic to ask for more. This is the latest rejection to my book.... Read More